compassion
Compassion is the wish for sentient beings to be free from suffering and its causes. Posts include teachings and meditations on how to develop and increase compassion.
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Venerable Thubten Rinchen - Aug 17, 2023
Venerable Thubten Rinchen Compassion for difficult people
A review looking at selected verses to develop compassion for difficult people with guided meditation.
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Incarcerated people 
Venerable Thubten Chodron Fear of compassion
How it takes time to form trusting relationships with others who have been harmed in…
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Cultivating excellent qualities
Describing the three factors that make the cultivation of excellent qualities, reviewing the sections, "Excellent…
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Friends who give bad advice
How habitual disturbing emotions are like friends giving bad advice.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on compassion
Guided meditation on developing compassion in a wise and skillful way.
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Q&A with Clear Mountain Monastery
Question and answer with Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho of Clear Mountain Monastery in Seattle,…
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Gratitude for the Dharma
A. L. reflects on how prison has afforded her time to reflect on her spiritual…
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Gathas for daily life
An incarcerated person is inspired by the writing of Thich Nhat Hanh.
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Dealing with difficult changes
A woman in prison uses a mind training prompt to deal with a difficult situation.
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Good Karma: Serving others instead of exploiting them
How to overcome miserliness and being mistreated by others.
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